1 Utama

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1 Utama Shopping Centre is situated in Bandar Utama Damansara, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. Its gross built-up area totals 5,000,000 square feet (465,000 m²). It is the largest shopping mall in Malaysia and the seventh largest in the world.

This shopping centre has the largest rooftop garden in Southeast Asia (30,000 sqft), two film houses (Golden Screen Cinemas and TGV Cinemas), a 36-lane bowling alley, an arcade centre (Cross Fire), two karaoke centres and a spaceship-themed kids' play land.

There are four recreational sporting activity centres, such as rock climbing (Camp 5), baseball batting cages (It's a Hit! Batting Cages), futsal (Padang - Futsal court) and a diving academy (Seatlantis Dive Centre).

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Features

This shopping centre has the largest rooftop garden in Southeast Asia (30,000 sqft), two film houses (Golden Screen Cinemas and TGV Cinemas), a 36-lane bowling alley, an arcade centre (Cross Fire), two karaoke centres and a spaceship-themed kids' play land.

There are four recreational sporting activity centres, such as rock climbing (Camp 5), baseball batting cages (It's a Hit! Batting Cages), futsal (Padang - Futsal court) and a diving academy (Seatlantis Dive Centre).

Electric Vehicle (EV) owners can now recharge their batteries at the mall's new charging station. The fully automated station, equipped with a Delta charger, is located on the fourth floor of the mall's Oval carpark entrance near Cellini furniture store and is only exclusive for One Card 3.0 members.

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Anchor Tenants

• AEON
• Isetan
• Cold Storage
• Tangs
• Parkson
• TGV Cinemas IMAX
• Golden Screen Cinemas
• Popular Bookstore
• MPH Bookstores
• Hamley's
• Toys R Us
• Brands Outlet
• PADINI Concept Store
• Old Navy
• H&M
• UNIQLO
• Marks & Spencer
• Zara
• MUJI
• Home's Harmony
• Best Denki
• Celebrity Fitness
• LC Waikiki

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History

Until 1991, the Bandar Utama Damansara area was originally consisted of palm oil estates with a population fewer than 100 people. Development of Bandar Utama Damansara began in the early 1990s under the company named See Hoy Chan Holdings Sdn. Bhd., and an attempt to modernise the area was made, with the opening of Sri Pentas, TV3's broadcast centre nearby, which was opened in 1995 and officially opened in October 1996, followed by the 1 Utama Shopping Centre, which became increasingly well known after the Jaya Jusco chain of department stores, presently known as AEON, moved its Taman Tun Dr. Ismail, Kuala Lumpur outlet to Bandar Utama in 1995.

A new wing is currently being built, adjacent to the new MRT stop.

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Visitors

1 Utama receives roughly 60,000 to 90,000 visitors every weekday, and as many as 120,000 on weekends according to the management. Its occupancy rate is 98%.

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Awards

1 Utama was named "Shopping Complex of the Year" at the Retail World Excellence Awards 2006/07. In 2006, 1 First Avenue, a 30-storey corporate office tower (occupied by IBM, Schlumberger and KPMG) was completed and the 428-room 5-star One World Hotel attached to the centre opened the following year.

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Transport Connections

Rail

The  SBK09  Bandar Utama station, located beside TV3's broadcast centre Sri Pentas, is directly linked with the shopping centre via a pedestrian link bridge. The link bridge, which was opened on 1 February 2018, is accessed through the station's Entrance B.

Prior to the opening of the pedestrian link bridge to 1 Utama, commuters had to take MRT feeder buses or 1 Utama's own shuttle buses from the MRT Feeder Bus Terminal at 1Powerhouse along Persiaran Bandar Utama. Access to 1Powerhouse is via Entrance A of the station.

Bus

The Bandar Utama bus hub is located next to the new wing of 1 Utama beside the open air car park. RapidKL bus 800 from KL Sentral and 801 from Metro Prima, Kepong, terminate at this bus hub.

There is also a long distance coach terminal located at the new wing of 1 Utama. Coach services incluce Aeroline (Singapore), Five Star (Singapore), Genting Express (Genting Highlands), Transtar (Singapore) and KLIA2 Skybus (klia2).

Road

1 Utama is easily accessible by road via the Damansara-Puchong Expressway (LDP). Entrances to 1 Utama are located along Lebuh Bandar Utama and Dataran Bandar Utama which are just off the LDP.

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See also

• List of shopping malls in Malaysia

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Notes and references

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External links

• 1 Utama Website

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